• Source:JND
HighLights
  1. India rejects Pakistan's allegations on Karachi terror attack.
  2. MEA calls claims unfounded, advises Pakistan to look inwards.
  3. MEA advised Pakistan to dismantle terror infrastructure, stop state policy.

India on Sunday strongly rejected Pakistan’s allegations that it was involved in a recent terrorist attack in Karachi. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) called the claims unfounded and advised Pakistan to focus on addressing terrorism within its own borders.

MEA Rejects Pakistan’s Claims

Responding to media queries, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that instead of blaming others, Pakistan should focus on addressing its internal issues and take credible action against the terror infrastructure operating from its own territory. He added that Pakistan must stop relying on terrorism as an instrument of state policy and work towards dismantling such networks within its borders.

“We have seen Pakistani reports making baseless allegations against India regarding the recent incident in Karachi. We categorically reject them. Instead of pointing fingers at others, Pakistan would do better to look inwards, take credible action against the terror infrastructure on its territory and rid itself of its proclivity to rely on terrorism as an instrument of state policy,” Jaiswal said.

Karachi Attack

The MEA’s response came a day after Pakistani security forces said they had foiled a militant attack on a Sindh Rangers compound in Karachi. They claimed six militants were killed and one was captured alive after a nearly 90-minute gun battle. The attack left three paramilitary personnel dead and marked the city's first major terrorist strike since October 2024.

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News agency PTI, citing a reliable security source, reported that the attackers, belonging to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a militant faction of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), stormed the Sindh Rangers' Bhittai Wing headquarters in Karachi's densely populated Gulistan-e-Jauhar area around 8.30 pm.

Saturday's attack was claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a militant faction of the TTP that has largely operated in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, carrying out attacks on civilians, security personnel and government officials. The assault is the first terrorist attack in Karachi since October 2024, when two Chinese engineers were killed in a suicide bombing near Karachi airport, claimed by the banned Balochistan Liberation Army.

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